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West Coast forward Josh Kennedy has refused to speculate on his playing future beyond this year, instead choosing to focus all his attention on the resumption of the season.

Kennedy is out of contract at the end of 2020 and at 32 is yet to commit to anything beyond that, despite the club’s all-time leading goalkicker booting 49 goals last year.

His drop off in form in his final 10 games of 2019, which saw him boot just 19 goals, had some believing his time might be reaching the end of his career.

Kennedy silenced many of those doubters with a six-goal performance against Essendon on a stormy night in the Marsh Community Series, but did not kick a goal in the Eagles’ round one win over Melbourne.

A rare injury-free summer and a shortened 17-round season with shorter quarters could help the three-time All Australian spearhead with his longevity, with West Coast great Glen Jakovich telling The West Australian it could only help the two-time Coleman medallist.

Kennedy though rolled out the cliche of “trying to take it one week at a time” when asked about his plans post-2020.

Camera IconA trimmed down Josh Kennedy has refused to speculate on his future at West Coast. Credit: Will Russell/Getty Images

“I am not too sure. I couldn’t honestly tell you,” Kennedy told 6PR.

“Things change so quickly. We’re able to play football now which is great, so we’re able to get a season under way.

“I am just going to keep trying my hardest to fill my role for the team and whatever happens at the end of this year, next year (I don’t know).

“I can’t really sit here and worry about it now because we’ve got games and a short-track pre-season where we start playing games in a couple of weeks, so I got to make sure I get ready for that.”

Kennedy pointed to a number of outside influences which could affect both his and the club’s decision on his role in 2021.

“There are so many different factors coming up in terms of the CBA agreement, where the AFL is next year in terms of salary (caps) and list sizes,” he said.

“All those things come into play and we won’t know all that until probably the end of the season.

“All that stuff will take care of itself and whatever happens, it is what it is.

“I am just grateful that I am lucky enough to have a long career in the AFL and I got my family and stuff now.”